Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
A HANDSOME HorsE on 10TH STREET.

TioSs-fHE NEW LAWS IN REGARD TO TAX SALES
AND THE LICENSE FEE REQUIRED OF REAL ESTATE
AGENTS.
HANDSOME HOUSE on 10TH STREET.
MI. y. +. Dart is building substantial house OF
fourteen rooms on the east side OF 10Th street. be-
tween X and S, from drawings prepared by Robert
stead, architect. The basement and first story OF
Oh pressed and moulded brick laid In red mortar.
On the first floor will be drawing room, library,
drawing-room and library being finished in white
and gold, the dinng-room and hall in oak. The
vestibule viii have dado Of endolithic marble
TOUR feet six inches high In the second story Will
be three connecting bed rooms and BATH also
maids ROOM on the third floor will be four bed
rOomS and bath. In the basement are furnace
anu store rooms and large billiard room.
THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION.
capt. A A Thomas has bought OF Senator John
Sherman, for 81, OOO the south half of block %,
Columbia Heights, fronting on Harvard street, be-
tween E2th and 18th streets extended. The price
paid averages about twenty-five cents per foot.
Mr. sherman Still owns half OF block "a, part or
Dlock -, all the ground south OF Mr.. A. L. Bar
DerS house, extending to Boundary, and the
ground TO the south and east OF Mrs Logans
house. This subdivision OF Columbia Heights was
formed from what was known as the Stone estate,
which was owned by Mr.. VIM. Stone, who, some
MY years ago, erected and resided In, the house
which Is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Logan.
The old place contained some 12l acres extending
on the east side OF 14th street from Boundary
street TO Whitney avenue. In 1881 senator John
eherman, Mr. HOyt, OF New York, and Mr.. A l.
Barber purchased the entire tract, paying 100000
Tor IT. They suDdiyiGed il into eighteen blocks
averaging twenty lots each, and in the course OF
The IoIlowing two years they sold the bulk OF the
land Last year settlement was made and MI.
Barber Was given his share OF lots remaining and
he withdrew The few lots originally purchased
that are unsold are still held BY Messrs. sherman
and Hoyt.
THE SALE OF NoRMANSTONE.
"Normanstone," the property OF DIR. r. S. T. CiS-
sell, OF New York, has been again sold. 1t was
purchased in November last from Mr.. C1sSell by
the Philadelphia gentlemen who at the same time
bought the Kalorama Heights property. This
tract which atJOins on the east the new naval OBJ
SeryatOry site and Col. ElverSOnS place on the
north, contains twenty-three acres and the price
paid at that time was $4,000. The Philadelphia
men have concluded TO place their kalorama prop
erty at once on the Market and so they were Will
Ing TO sell this property for the same price they
had given. on these terms it was bought by Mr..
Isaac N Jackson and r. III. GoldSbOrough, both OF
TINS city The property lies directly In the line OF
Massachusetts avenue extended, and il Is said to
be the purpose OF the new owners to Sub-dtv1de 1t
into villa lots.
THE BUILDERS AND THE NEW REGULATIONS.
The builders are better satisfied with the new
regulations Issued during the week by the Dis
trict Commissioners, regulating the use OF the
streets for the storage OF building material, than
they were with the former order, OF which this
latter is a modification The main feature gained
Dy tne builders Is the change In the regulation
terial beyond eight feet from the curb or within
eight feet OF railway track As the regulations
now stand this provision is made more elastic and
where the streets are narrow the space to be Oc-
cupied Is 10 De determined by the building inSpec-
tor. Mortar beds can be placed on the roadway
instead OF exclusively on the parking, but the
bottoms must be OF tongue groved boards, and
placed upon sleepers. Some OF the builders think
that these restrictions are unnecessary, and that
no harm is done by the occupation OF the streets
In many cases they admit that this privilege is
aoae 0ul sney think ri That the remedy ned lies not In
forcement OF the Law in Individual cases where it
Is being abused They hold that the entire build
siOnS OF a few.
Mr. R Goldschrnid, who has sold out his business
on 7th street, is making arrangements for the
erection OF large fve story store building On
street northwest, where he will carry on business
GOOD TITLE FROM TAX SALES.
bill OF great Importance to property owners
In the District was the one entitled can act re-
lating 10 sales for taxes In the District OF Column
bia. which received the signature of the Presi-
dent, January 10Th, and since that date has been
the Law. The bill provides 'sFhaJ hereafter sales
OF real estate, after advertisement as required
Columbia, for taxes or assessments that have been
or may BE- levied by the Commissioners OF said
District or by other lawful authority, shall enttle
the purchasers. his heirs or assigns, IL the prop
erty be not redeemed within two years from the
date OF such sale. to a deed from the Commission
ers OF the Dis,ncI, which deed shall vest i'm the
grantee good and valid title, and shall be pre-
sumptIve evidence in all controversies in relation
thereto that The property so conveyed was subject
W tAc e6Aco Aoi "ISA jug property was SOLD, tnat
such taxes were not paid, anu that the property
Was not redeemed before the execution OF the
deed, and that the manner OF levy, notice. sale
and ali the other prerequisites OF law were CON-
deed and title vaid.n
THE TAX ON REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
The President has approved the bill which repeals
all former lawsimposing upon real estate agents In
the District tax OF one per centum on their COM
Missions, requiring OF them bond and the pay
ment or 50 annually for the privilege of carrying
On their business. In place OF these, the new law
simply requires license fee OF $50 per year. The
real estate men have been trying for some years
70 have the old law changed, and have made test
case in the courts, with result of having the
law sustained large number have refused TO
comply with the law, and In some cases suits have
been Instituted by the District authorities. The
Passage OF this Law Is entirely satisfactory to the
real estate men, and Will put an end to the diffi-
cultieS that have heretofore arisen.